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The Armor of Light by Ken Follett

The Armor of Light: Audiobook

Book 5 of the Kingsbridge series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Armor of Light runs 21.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 14.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

21.7listening hrs
Historical (Fiction)store shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 21.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Armor of Light at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day44 days
1 hour / day22 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×15 days

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What our data says

  • At 21.7 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 13,430 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Historical (Fiction) shelf

315 Historical (Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

The Armor of Light is book 5 of Ken Follett's Kingsbridge series: a 21.7-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released September 26, 2023, on the Historical (Fiction) and Drama shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
21.7 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
September 26, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Historical (Fiction), Drama
Series
Kingsbridge #5
ISBN
9780593789629

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Armor of Light as an audiobook?

The Armor of Light runs 21.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.4 hours.

Is The Armor of Light free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Armor of Light?

The Armor of Light is narrated by John Lee.

Is The Armor of Light worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.4 hours, saving 7.2 hours.